If I ever had any vanity, then I definitely lost it by being on television. It doesn't do you any favours in terms of showing you what you look like and what your emotions are.

I don't think I'm really a rude person, but now I see myself on television, I think, 'Oh, God, that is a bit strong.' And I wonder if I've always been like that and I haven't been aware of it.

Gardening has just sort of grown on me. I find it therapeutic. And I like smelly things.

I like to think of myself as a natural gardener.

Schoolchildren and older people like the idea of planting trees. For children, it's interesting that an acorn will grow into an oak, and for older people it's a legacy. And the act of planting a tree is not that difficult.

I like being forced to think about things in a different way.

I like New York. There are similarities with London that make it feel rather like home, but at the same time it's slightly fictional.